Belgium vs Japan: Egalitarian political institutions index
Belgium
0.929
in 2025
Japan
0.944
in 2025
Belgium rank
7th
Japan rank
4th
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Belgium
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.944 against 0.929 in Belgium, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 10 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.6425 | 0.529 | 0.1135 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.6504 | 0.5376 | 0.1128 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.7077 | 0.5498 | 0.1579 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.712 | 0.5498 | 0.1622 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.7302 | 0.6694 | 0.0608 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.878 | 0.8793 | 0.0013 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.8911 | 0.9023 | 0.0112 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.921 | 0.9083 | 0.0127 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.9338 | 0.9102 | 0.0236 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.9408 | 0.91 | 0.0308 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.942 | 0.9146 | 0.0274 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.9348 | 0.916 | 0.0188 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.9313 | 0.933 | 0.0017 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Belgium or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.944 against 0.929 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Belgium and Japan?
- 0.015, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Belgium ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.